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reciting said article of amendment and announcing that the article has duly been adopted and ratified by the people of the commonwealth, and thus becomes a part of the constitution thereof, and requiring all magistrates and officers and all citizens of the commonwealth to take notice thereof and govern themselves accordingly, or that said article of amendment has been rejected, as the case may be.

Approved May 28, 1915.

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RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THE OPERA-
TION AND EFFECT OF THE "LONDON SLIDING SCALE'
SYSTEM OF ADJUSTING THE PRICE OF GAS AND THE RATE
OF DIVIDENDS AS APPLIED TO THE BOSTON CONSOLIDATED
GAS COMPANY.

Chap.141

Scale" system

price of gas,

Resolved, That the board of gas and electric light com- Investigation missioners is hereby directed to investigate the operation of etc., of Lonthe system of an automatic and interdependent adjustment don Sliding of the price of gas to consumers and the rate of dividends of adjusting to stockholders, known as the "London Sliding Scale", as etc. applied to the Boston Consolidated Gas Company under the provisions of chapter four hundred and twenty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, the conditions under which the system has been tried and its effect upon the public interest, and to report to the general court on or before the first day of February, nineteen hundred and sixteen, the results of its investigation, with such recommendations, if any, as to the continuance, terms and extension of the system as the board may deem expedient. The board may incur, for the purposes of this resolve, such reasonable expenses in excess of its regular appropriations as may be authorized by the governor and council. Before incurring any expense in excess of its regular appropriations, the board shall estimate its probable amount and submit the estimate to the governor and council for their approval; and no expense shall be incurred by the board in excess of its regular appropriations beyond the amount so estimated and approved. Approved May 28, 1915.

RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AT THE

REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN.

Chap.142

at reformatory

Resolved, That the following sums may be expended under Improvements the direction of the board of prison commissioners in making for women. certain improvements at the reformatory for women: For repairs to roofing, a sum not exceeding seventeen hundred

at reformatory for women.

Proviso.

Improvements dollars; for repairing and rebuilding a fence, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars; for installing a fire pump and automatic sprinklers, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars: provided, however, that no expenditures shall be made for the said purposes until a plan and specifications therefor have been approved by the governor and council. For engineering and other services necessary to provide plans and specifications for the installing of a system of electric lighting, and for an estimate of the cost thereof, a sum not exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars.

Approved May 28, 1915.

Chap.143 RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AT THE

Improvements at Bridgewater

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT BRIDGEWATER.

Resolved, That the board of education is hereby directed normal school. to make expenditures for improvements at the state normal school at Bridgewater to an amount not exceeding thirtyfive thousand one hundred dollars, for the following purposes, to wit:

Fresh air inlets.

Heating system.

Plumbing system.

Fire protection
system.
Proviso.

Repairs to roofs.

Engineering services.

For raising and enlarging fresh air inlets in certain buildings, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.

For additions to the direct radiation heating system in the school building, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars.

For renewal of the plumbing system in the school building, a sum not exceeding fifty-five hundred dollars.

For additions to the fire protection system and water supply for domestic purposes: provided, that no expenditures shall be made for improvements in Normal Hall, a sum not exceeding fourteen thousand five hundred dollars. For repairs to roofs, a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars.

For engineering services in carrying out the improvements as above specified, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. Approved May 28, 1915.

Chap.144 RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COM

The Terminal Commission, appointment.

MISSION ΤΟ INVESTIGATE THE SUBJECT OF TERMINAL
FACILITIES AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT IN THE METROPOLITAN DIS-

TRICT.

Resolved, That a commission be appointed, to be called The Terminal Commission, which shall investigate the

as to terminal

subject of terminal facilities and shall also consider the improvement of facilities for the transportation of freight in the metropolitan district. The commission shall investigate Investigation the best method and the means for the development and facilities, etc.. improvement of the facilities for the transportation of district. property to, in, and from, and with relation to the city of Boston; the need and possibility of providing necessary interurban facilities for the transportation of freight, including the practicability and probable cost of constructing freight lines for the accommodation of steamships, railroads, warehouses, markets and manufacturing and industrial establishments; the desirability, feasibility and probable cost of promoting business opportunities within the metropolitan district by the establishment of industrial centres, together with the nature of the service and the routes therefor best adapted to meet the transportation requirements of such industrial centres; and the proportion of the cost for the development and improvement of such transportation and for the establishment of such industrial centres which should be borne by the commonwealth, by the city of Boston and by public service corporations, respectively. The commission shall serve without compensation; shall have a room in the state house assigned for its use; shall give such public hearings as it deems necessary; may employ such assistants, clerical or otherwise, as it may require; and shall receive such sums for expenses, travelling and otherwise, necessarily incurred, as shall be allowed by the governor and council; one half of all such sums to be paid by the commonwealth and one half by the city of Boston. The commission shall Makeup of be constituted as follows:-Two members of the present senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate; three members of the present house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house; two persons, experts on the subject of transportation, to be appointed by the governor; and two persons, experts on the subject of transportation, to be appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston. The commission shall report to the next general court on or before the first day of April.

Approved May 28, 1915.

commission.

RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS AND IMPROVE- Chap.145

MENTS AT THE NORFOLK STATE HOSPITAL.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Buildings and ury of the commonwealth the sum of ninety-three thousand

improvements at Norfolk State hospital.

Cottages for men.

Dining room building.

Underground piping, etc.

Sewer and

water construction.

Outside wiring.

Additional land.

Equipment of hydriatic department.

five hundred dollars, to be expended at the Norfolk state hospital by the trustees of said hospital as follows:

For the building and equipment of five cottages for men, a sum not exceeding forty-three thousand dollars;

For the building and equipment of a dining room building, a sum not exceeding eighteen thousand dollars;

For underground piping, conduit and insulation to connect with central heating plant, a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand dollars;

For sewer and water construction, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars;

For outside wiring, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars;

For additional land, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars;

For the equipment of a hydriatic department in hospital building, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars. Approved May 31, 1915.

Chap.146 RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AT THE

Improvements at industrial

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasschool for boys. ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not exceeding eighteen thousand dollars, to be expended at the industrial school for boys, under the direction of the trustees of Massachusetts training schools, for a fireproof storehouse.

Wing of central building, etc.

For one wing of the central building with heating and equipment, a sum sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand dollars; and for a work-shed, a sum not exceeding twelve hundred and fifty dollars. Approved May 31, 1915.

Chap.147 RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF THE

Representation of commonwealth at Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

COMMONWEALTH AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid from the appropriation authorized by chapter one hundred and twentyfive of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the governor and council, to enable the commonwealth to be represented after the prorogation of the present session of the general court at the Panama

of common

Panama-Pacific

Exposition.

Pacific International Exposition, held in the city of San Representation Francisco, in the state of California, by the following officials, wealth at to wit: His excellency the governor, or his honor, the International lieutenant governor; two members of the staff of the governor; the president of the senate; the speaker of the house; two members of the senate, to be appointed by the president; four members of the house, to be appointed by the speaker; and the sergeant-at-arms.

Approved June 4, 1915.

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